Recent content by 1970 John

Seventh paragraph sets up a straw man, gaslighting. I never saw anything like what you are talking about. It’s a false argument. And if you believe the war chant is racist one place, it’s racist everywhere, whether approved by the Seminole tribe or not. If Native American youth in Oklahoma are...

My disclaimers are the same as yours and those should be taken in the same way. That said, I take exception to the concept that the initiation of each step of a romantic encounter be preceded with a verbal request and acceptance of said step. It would indeed be tedious and mood killing to have...

Is anyone else trying to watch the game. It keeps freezing and dropping for me.

If you never had the opportunity to see the Three-In-One of Illinois halftime and the performance by Chief Illiniwek, here is what was so special. Forgive the poor quality of the video. Technology has improved over the years.

I don't think you and many others understand. Chief Illiniwek is part of Illinois' heritage. He's not a goofball. We've never had a goofball. It's not our personality. The Chief was on the field for two minutes. Yes, you can time it. But those two minutes electrified the stadium. It was a matter...

Is he going to live at home? Illinois isn’t exactly the far side of the moon from Michigan. And personally, I wouldn’t have changed colleges to be closer to home. I loved my parents but you know, I was 17 already! Time to grow up. Seriously, if he feels that way, he shouldn’t admit it, because...

Just to change the topic a bit, should TJ be found not guilty, it's my humble opinion that any student organization--student section, band, etc--that participated in taunting TJ should be suspended for their next home game against Illinois. Individuals can't be suspended or otherwise punished...

The absence of physical evidence won't exonerate him. He can be convicted on "circumstantial" evidence. Been there, done that.

The Dennis Effect. The kids a poster child of NIL and the transfer portal. That picture should be on every discussion.

IANAL, but I was on the jury of a particulary egregious rape-murcer trial. And by that I mean that as rape-murders go, this was really bad. I don't have any way to describe it. If you want to wallow in the details, look up Kirk Bloodsworth. That said, I know what instructions the jury was...

It's their current mascot. He just can't find his was to the stadium or Assembly Hall.

Go wholly pro with privately owned teams that rent the stadiums and facitlies, and hire players who aren't students and don't have to waste time going to classes. Participation by universities would be optional. Opt in or opt out, and let the owners transfer their teams whenever they want...

My proposal is to go full franchise for those schools willing to participate. The teams would be privately owned, with the owner free to move the team to where the owner could get the best deal on facilities, stadium/arena, and name/trademark/traditions. Players wouldn’t be students but paid by...

We were screwed in ‘22, especially the Michigan game. How that would have boosted our recruiting… I suspect/expect Michigan to really rain on our stadium celebration.